That would be the best way to slowly turn Rhodes face.
Have Orton trying to do a Legacy locker room meeting only Cody is more interested in playing Guitar Hero.
Then, have Orton and DiBiase mock Rhodes's Legends of WrestleMania T-shirt.
Later, Legacy plots to attack a face who is on Cody's Halo team, so Cody tips off his friend to save him from the beatdown.
It ends with Cody choosing to have fun rather than be a dick heel.

Probably just a case of Punk not knowing he would be drafted until 90 seconds beforehand so he left his case in the locker room. Then they grabbed one of the agents' briefcases from the Gorilla position and had him walk out with it.